Earning a living in Springmont
For 3% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Hardly any work in Springmont itself; outside it, Reading draws the most (15%, 4 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Springmont and work: the main findings
The better-paid jobs are outside Springmont
70% of Springmont residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Springmont pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 100% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Few Springmont workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Springmont are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 369 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Springmont’s 524 jobs
524 jobs are based in Springmont.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springmont, 2013 → 2023: 561 → 524. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Springmont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Springmont: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springmont workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 675 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
A workday in Springmont: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 369 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 524 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Springmont on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Springmont’s working residents head each day
Where Springmont clocks in
15% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The commute from Springmont, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Springmont: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springmont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springmont | – | — | — | 20 min | $82,173 |
| West Lawn | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Whitfield | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sinking Spring | under 2% | A | B− | 23 min | $82,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. West Lawn and Whitfield: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springmont’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Springmont: questions
What is the median household income in Springmont?
$82,173 (±$33,572) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springmont?
9.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springmont?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springmont work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reading (15%, 4 mi), Spring Township (9%, 2 mi), Wyomissing (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Springmont without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springmont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springmont
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.